The Osceola times., 1887-10-22
LETTY'S FOLLY.
A Story of a Filtration and It's
Results.

81 did not give it to himl He stole
It out Of my mothers album. He did!
hedid! he did" The speakers voice rose
with every repetition, and her cheeks
got rcdder and redder. II must know
better than You, Rosier'
"Oh, of course; you do not call it
giving, but | do. You were standing
BY ! suppose, when he took it9 Your
eyes We're cast down, and YOU put your
most becoming pout onp And now
that Tom Critohton. with his $40, 900
year, falls In love with you and wants
10 marry you. you are afraid poor Geolf
Hamilton viii show him your photo
graph and talk about your silly letters
and make mischief You incorrigible
little nirt! 1t would serve you right to
be treated as you have treated others.
How many men have you made fools
Of, wonder? A dozen?
The speaker spoke sarcastically.
Her hcarer was beginning TO cry. The
girls were sisters, both young, both
pretty and charming; but Lefty, the
Younger, was u lovely, brainish little
iiirt The elder, Rosalind, had plenty
OF brains, but scarcely experience
enough TO enable her to use them
judiciously. She was brilliant crca-
turc to look at; warm-heartcd and i'm
pulsivc to fault There was nothing
she would not do or dare for one she
loved, and she dearly loved her be-
witching little sister, aud reioiced with
all her heart when the genial, good
looking, young squire Tom Crich-
ton, who came into the ncighborhood
TO take possession OF on unexpected in
hcritance, fell in love at first sight
VIth Lefty and proposed to her after a
week s acquaintance.
But Tom was a quick-tcmpcred, ical-
ous young fellow, and he had already
spoken his mind to Miss Lefty about
her love Of Irritation. She promised to
amend her ways. but it was more than
she could do to keep her promise when
temptation came in alluring guise.
MToford was u garrison town, and
one of the gallant Dashshire Regiment,
Godfrey Hamilton by name, had quick
ly succumbod 10 the flscinations of the
younger Of the two daughters of the
widowed Mrs, Maitland, who lived in
: pretty cottage on the London road,
about a half mile or SO from Mire-
ford 1t was in vain that Rosalind
warned the needless young coquette
that She was treating poor young Ham
i!ton issrlccfully But in good truth
the Young man was very well able to
take care of himself He was not very
deeply wounded; but as soon rs Crich-
ton appeared upon the scene, he made
up his mind TO punish Miss Lefty, if
possible, for her tricks, by pretending
10 be brokcn-heartcd aud desperately
jealous.
He was, however. sufficiently in love
10 be able to put fair amount Of seri-
business into his rcproaches; and when
be fatty refused TO give up the photo
graph Lefty had given him, and one or
two absurd little notes she had written
iohim, and a glove he had purloinod, the
silly girl was thoroughly'fr frightened,
and firmly persuaded that Tom"
would hear all about it and break oil
his engagement. Had Rosalnd but
known how slightly Hamilton's heart
was touched, she would have quickly
laughed Lofty out of her fright; but
when the girl solemnly assured her
mat Geolf was so much in love, and so
angry and jealous that she knew he
meant 10 have his revenge, the sensible
elder sister forgot that she was not
hvlng in mclodramatic age; and.
moreover, she quite overlooked the
iaei that Hamilton being gentleman,
u was not likely that he would act rs
IL ne were cad.
SO, on the whole, things were look
ing very serious when, for the fiftieth
ume mt least, Rosalind tried TO make
her sister confess whether she had given
1eoiI the photograph, or whether he
mad taken it from Mrs. Maitland's al
onm She had her own opinion on the
suolect; so it was really waste of time
70 cross-question the naughty little girl,
VINO was anxious TO keep the peace be-
tween the old love and the new.
u think you are very unkind, Ho-
he, she said at last; 'and if you do
not believe me, how can | expect Tom
70 do it?"
AT
II do not expect Tom to do it! You
talk as if believing in you We're a gym
nastc feat. know what should do
IN Toms place, If another man told me
ne had photograph of the girl
meant to marry, and gloves and
things-"
"He has only one glove and no
@inss!' interrupted Lefty. whimper-
mg' Don't exaggerate; and gave
i ~ sen two phctegrsphs-one sitting and